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J B- SWEBTLAND,

CORN HARVESTER,

Patented Farb. 11, 1-868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that I, JEROME B. Swnsrrislvn, of Poutine, inthe county of Oakland, and in the State of Michigan, have invented e. new and useful Improvomcnt'in'Corn-Harvester; snd do -llreby dcltl tllt the fOllOWDg is u full, clear, und ex'ct description thereof, reference lacing hdd-to'V the dfccoinpanying drawings, ind 'to the letters of reference marked thereon. l l

In the annexed `drawings; making part of this speciiicstion, VAfrspreseu'ts the frame of the uischine, which is supported upon two wheels, H and H. These wheels ere placed upon short 'tiles on each side o'f the frnmet D represents one of these axles. vUpon the right side of the framejAis su inclihd platform, B. 4'.l. his platforrn rests'at its forward end:upon the frame,`hut is raised shove it at -its rearend, und supported uponstandsrds C. Near the roer end of the platform is ashuft, F, which is placedutiright angles'to'snid platform, and benesth it, having one bearing in s ,cross-piece in 'the-frame, and its upper one in the platform. .Surrounding this shaft is a collar or sleeve, G, and upon its upper. end isv a halance-wheeLI. Upon the outside of the-sleeve G-is formed along screw-thread. This .sleeve slides upon the"shaf't ,'an1d is provided with s shoulder upon its upper end, which catches against a pin upon the shaft, for sttioning'it whenl desirable. "On theexle D isla wheel, E,

whose hub is so arranged that, while it will not turn upnsnid axle, it wil l 'slide uponjt.; A lever, d s so. arranged and connected tothe huh'of this wheel that -it`osuses it to slide ponftheaxle, B, Ior'throwing' itin und out o f geur. Upon one fa'ce'of wheel E, nearjts periphery,is a series of. pins, which are providedwitlr friction-rollers 427i. These rollersvstrike against' the sorew-thread upon the collar @when itis` desuhle to communicate motion from the wheel, to shaft F, und. c ause said shaft Yto revolve.` Il' 'representen lever, which has along slotiu itnear its centre,- throug'h whichva .pin posses, to connect it to the inclined platform B..l .O ne end of this lever is pivoted tothe upper faceot the wheel I, 4neer its periphery, while the other end is providedV with s sickle-blade or knife, L.v Ajlittlc above the knife L, und'securedto the leverJ',-is s hookyM, which is used for drawing the lower end of the cornstalks 'tonni-rt` the platform, which receives th'exn after they have fallen. K represents -a curved ietullic shield, which passes up from the freine A and `over the platform B, forming not only a cover for said platform, buta guide for ther stnlks'sfter they are cut,'directing theui to the hed S. 'S represents' a concave bed; which is pivoted in the freine and longitudinally of it. jThe' pivots are in the end of the hed, so that it turns to oncside. "A rod, u,"i's.seo nrsd to this bsd at one vend, and near-the I drivers seat R, by means of which the said had is tur'ned for thepurpose of emptying-the stalks. Alshsft, T,

" which is provided with ,a series of curvedte'eth. lfhisshsft lies closeto the shield K, with the outer'endsof its teeth resting upon the hed S, and lams'wers double purpose-11:0. guide the stalks to the centre of-the hed, and

then, when the'bed is turned up, to discharge the stalks. The teeth close the opening h'tweenthe hedsnd the shield, to keep the stalks from'falling' through said, opening. N represents a standard, which' is erected upon the platform B, nn'dwhich hasupon its upper 'end a reel, O. Aband passes from apulley, a,upon the hul)V oi' wheel H, to a pulleyupon the reel-shaft, for the purposeofgiving motion to said reel. The shsftsTQ of this machine -are secured to the'frame A, n'ear'its forward end, Vbut in sdvance of the-points where it-is secured, two stsndards,-P P, are erected. A: rod runs through these standards, a'nd also through theshafts, for

the purpose of' holding them et any desired position. The standards nre graduated withholes for'this rod, so that the forward end of 'the mhchine cnn be raised or loweredt'for cutting higherer lower) by'sinlply shifting the rod. Y i

This machine can be used'forcutting corn or cotton, or other similar stalks, whether they are iu drills or eheclerowsl The knife hns suiiicient sweep, by its mode o i'fconneotion andoperstion, to cstchfsll of the stalks in a given circumference. Tho sta'lks are drawn and cutagainst a. `lm ife'or cuttingedge, ab, upon the lower or forward end of thenplatform'B. When the stalks are out o, the reel throws their upper ends, whilethe hook M draws in their lower ends, sosthat they fall upon the shield' K, and'V are thence guided by the form of the shield and the rack T to the concave bed S. When the bed is partially turned, the stalks which have been collected upon it are thrown down lengthwise of the row, end beneath. the machine. The operator in the sett B turns the plettorm as often as sutlicient stalks are mtlletttedfA i Hoving thus fully described my' inventiongwhatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ill- 1. The leverrJ,' contrcfed aS-.decribedQmlnl-lsed'in c I,A and having a sickle-knifenupon its, lo'wer and, substantial 2. The hook M, in combngt'inwith lever J' andknife 3. The concave bed S, pvoted irithe frame, nd used` set foitll. l H Y Y.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I lniyhenennvtdfset niy hand, vthis. 7th dayeof December, 1867.

n JEROME B. SWEETLAND. Witnesses A. W. Bumm, J. 'D. HOLMES.

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